_{after an argument like that, or at least the start of one, the last thing most people would do would be to automatically try to open up more. but she had learned long ago to stop comparing what ky did to what she had learned to be normal behavior. “—— n-no. hey, i would love for you to show me. you don’t ever talk about it.”}

_{she had a feeling that was because it was too hard. despite how scared she had been moments before, she has settled back into what had become her norm. she trusted him not to truly hurt her and noted that she should work on how she expressed her frustrations. “i appreciate it. that you want to open up more to me.”}

_{he didn’t ever talk about it due to the fact it was not just painful, but more importantly, it wasn’t needed. ky may have been close to human once, but he made sure to burn every single bridge down from that time period. it wasn’t exactly that he didn’t want to remember – no, it was more than that. it was that ky didn’t think it was important enough to remember.}

_{though, the real reasons had faded from his mind long ago, he only knew a small portion of what he went through back then. truth be told, he also didn’t care, but the least he could do was attempt to explain somethings – even if it was only so she’d understand him a bit more. “what is there to talk about?” he asked, sucking in a deep breath and letting it out slowly. “more importantly… you never asked.”}